MEDIA RELEASE No: 98-09 Date: 29 June 1998 Embargo: For Immediate Release

SENIOR APPOINTMENT

The Reserve Bank today announced the appointment of Mr Keith Hall as Head of Personnel Policy Department. Mr Hall joined the Bank in 1975. His wide-ranging experience includes senior management positions in the Financial Markets and Financial Institutions areas of the Bank. From 1993 to 1996, he was the Bank's Chief Representative in Europe.

He holds a B.Sc (Hons) from the University of Wales, UK, and a M.Sc (Hons) from the London School of Economics.

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